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From the first time she saw a shark in an aquarium, Eugenie was enthralled. Instead of frightening and ferocious eating machines, she saw sleek, graceful fish gliding through the water. After she became a scientist — an unexpected career path for a woman in the 1940s — she began taking research dives and training sharks, earning her the nickname “The Shark Lady.”

What would happen if a hammerhead and a bull shark met each other? What if they had a fight? Who do you think would win? This nonfiction reader compares and contrasts two ferocious shark species. Kids learn about the sharks’ anatomies, behaviors, and more. Inckludes photos, charts, illustrations, and amazing facts.

As he’s done with each other season (e.g., Awesome Autumn(opens in a new window)), the author introduces recognizable features of summer. Brief information is followed by activities that seem most appropriate during warmer months such as making swirly freezer pops. Crisp photographs and limited text make this a breezy summer read.

Who lives in a pond? There are fish and fowl, insects and plants. Some live in the water, others near it. Straightforward questions are asked and answered as each is identified. Simple illustrations on sturdy, non-glossy pages made from recycled material are used in this and in the author/illustrator’s My Little Ocean(opens in a new window) to provide a quick way to introduce environments and words to young children.

The story of one Lepidoptera as it evolved in England is a story of  “change and adaptation, of survival and hope…[that] starts with a little moth.” Lyrical narration is accompanied by stunning but simple illustration in dark, dramatic hues and bold forms that chronicle the evolution of the Peppered Moth. A brief afterward discusses basic ideas of natural selection.

The narrator assures and informs the unnamed child depicted that once she dons her swimsuit, the swimming lesson will be fine. Humorous illustrations express the concern and joy of the first splash into the pool with an adult swimmer and other children all around. Children may see themselves or perhaps feel that they know things that the book’s character doesn’t.  

An engaging, informative introduction brings the idea of “one planet, one ocean” to light. The author then goes on to bring sea creatures and their habitats into focus. Handsome illustrations float through the pages of this fascinating if brief exploration of a little known world that surrounds lands and what can be done to improved the oceans’ health. Glossary and index are included.

Lottie won’t join the other swimmers in her class. She knows that there’s a shark there to eat only her; that is, until a large, gentle walrus named Walter appears. With Walter’s help, Lottie overcomes her fear and joins her mom and brother for the Saturday pool party. Soft watercolors illustrate Lottie and her imaginary friend, allowing her to overcome her fear of water.

As Jamie builds on the beach she hums; the ocean swishes. Passersby ask her various questions, which she only vaguely answers. Another artist, a painter, sets up nearby but asks no questions. In companionable silence they continue until they show each other and readers their creations. Brief, poetic text combines with lush, evocative paintings that celebrate a beautiful summer day and the creative process.

Flora draws imaginative adventures in her tree house; her older brother Will acts them out. When Will sees Flora’s depictions of his quests they find shared play is even more fun. Childlike illustrations complement and extend the siblings outdoor and highly inventive undertakings, bringing the tree house and imagination to life.

National Parks span the United States from Maine to California. Take a glimpse at 60 of them through a brief introduction, tidbits of information about size and special things to see, photographs and playful cartoons. A map of the U.S. begins the journey to the parks and corresponds to the numbers given to the parks on the map. An index concludes a short but engaging look at some of America’s parks.

This book addresses the most important issues new teachers face when working with students with disabilities. Topics covered include professional expectations, collaborating with other teachers and therapists, establishing parent relationships that enhance communication, creating an effective learning environment that meets all students’ needs, managing the classroom, using technology wisely, assessing student progress, and planning successful academic instruction. The book includes reproducible pages, tip sheets, and checklists, along with a detailed resource list.

The book offers a checklist of 15 key inclusive education best practices that together comprise quality inclusive education. Each chapter details an individual best practice and provides a list of best practice indicators that deconstruct the best practice. Readers are instructed to rate the degree to which the each indicator occurs in their schools. The Inclusive Education Checklist is an important resource for helping schools, districts, administrators, policy makers, teachers, paraprofessionals and all those committed to inclusive education understand what inclusion is, where their school is on the journey to being truly inclusive, and what needs to be done to ensure continuous improvement.

Now completely updated and expanded, this guide supports teachers every step of the way in creating a classroom that is responsive to the needs of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder — while keeping your other students and yourself going strong. With 1 in 68 children currently diagnosed with ASD, this is a useful resource for K-8 teachers. Learn how unique individuals on the autistic spectrum differ in their abilities and how these differences may be incorporated in reaching them and teaching them.

An all-in-one resource that combines research-based strategies and practical tools to help you design and implement a truly inclusive education program. You’ll discover: step-by-step plans for implementing new programs; guidance on how to strengthen existing inclusive programs; strategies to empower and involve families, students with disabilities, and their peers; and tools to assess student interests and develop adaptation plans.

This user-friendly guide was created to help educators learn more about universal design by exploring the practices associated with it. The book features dozens of ideas for providing multiple methods of engagement (e.g., creating personalized learning plans, using collaborative activities, engaging in community building), multiple methods of action and expression (e.g., providing assessment choices, encouraging dialogue, introducing assistive technology), and multiple methods of representation (e.g., teaching with powerful visuals, trying new presentation software, using more than one mode of output during a lecture).

How can K–12 educators break down the barriers to full inclusion and teach all learners effectively? Get guidance on key topics like team collaboration, universal design for learning, co-teaching, social-emotional supports, and accommodations. You’ll get 40 specific, teacher-tested strategies to modify your curriculum for students who work below grade level.

A funny, comics-format collection of four original fairy tales, that reinvent recognizable stories. A genie just wants a chance to grant a wish to the frog who accidentally let him out of his lamp―meanwhile, the frog just wants to be left alone. A witch is tormented by the cheerful (and awful) singing of a persistent bard, but when she finally snaps and turns him into a rock, he just keeps on singing―somehow the power of terrible music overcomes all magic. A wizard wants a pet. An ogre just wants to make beautiful art.

Hamilton Squidlegger is fearless! Well, almost. During the day he can best all the frackensnappers, skelecragons, and bracklesneeds in the swamp, but at night he quakes in terror. Will his father be able to help Hamilton remain fearless in his own mud all night?

Captain Alfred is sailing home with new ducks for his farm when his little boat is caught in an unexpected and mighty storm. Everything aboard the ship is flung to the far reaches of the sea, including the very special and beautiful duck egg he had nestled safely inside his fiddle case. But perhaps all is not lost: the little duckling stumbles out of his shell and discovers Captain Alfred’s fiddle, floating not too far away in the waves. And when the duckling embraces the instrument with all his heart, what happens next is pure magic.

Harriet just wants to play her cello alone. But when she accidentally knocks the lonely Moon from his heavenly perch, she learns to share her cello-playing with him. Both find friendship in this delicately illustrated, whimsical tale that presents a Moon and one friend with particular personalities.

Just in time for the 50^th anniversary of the Apollo Moon landing, the author/illustrator’s spectacular, dramatic but readable look at the mission has been updated and expanded. Additional art has been added to the new portions including a look at the people who worked behind the scenes to make it happen. Additional information about Apollo’s return is also here.

In this striking volume, readers will encounter the Moon in both fact and fiction. Moon myths from various cultures are presented, the impact of the Moon on plant and animal behavior, a brief examination of the first Apollo landing, even a reflection on what the future of Moon exploration may do and more are presented briefly in well organized, clearly noted and stunningly illustrated sections. A glossary of people and terms are included.

What could be more fun than going to a birthday party by rocket? Celebrating your birthday on the Moon, of course! That’s just is explored in this playfully illustrated look at the moon, bouncily contrasting it an Earth party. The views of Earth would be stunning making up for the fact that everyone would have to wear space suits. Information is presented in boxes throughout this fanciful journey.